Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846

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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
6 May 1845 • Tuesday, continued Page 1 10 May 1845 • Saturday Page 4 9 September 1845 • Tuesday Page 13 30 September 1845 • Tuesday Page 33 4 October 1845 • Saturday Page 42 11 January 1846 • Sunday Page 85 13 January 1846 • Tuesday Page 109
Source Note
See source note under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.
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See historical introduction under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.
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The original copy of this dispatch is apparently not extant. The document was published in the Nauvoo Neighbor on 29 October 1845. (“Copy of a Part of a Dispatch from the Governor,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 29 Oct. 1845, [1].)
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Nauvoo Neighbor. Nauvoo, IL. 1843–1845.
Copy of a part of a dispatch from the
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5 Dec. 1800–3 Nov. 1850. Schoolteacher, newspaperman, lawyer, politician, judge, author. Born in Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Robert Ford and Elizabeth Logue Forquer. Moved to St. Louis, 1804; to New Design (later American Bottom), Randolph...
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I wish you to say to the Mormons for me that I regret very much so much excitement and hatred against them should exist in the public mind.

Nevertheless it is due to truth to say that the public mind every where is so decidedly hostile to them that Public opinion is not inclined to do them common justice— Every bad report against them is greedily swallowed, whilst nothing can be heard which really ought to be heard in their favor— Under these circumstances I fear that they will never be able to live in peace with their neighbors of
Hancock
Formed from Pike Co., 1825. Described in 1837 as predominantly prairie and “deficient in timber.” Early settlers came mainly from mid-Atlantic and southern states. Population in 1835 about 3,200; in 1840 about 9,900; and in 1844 at least 15,000. Carthage ...
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& the surrounding counties. [p. [51]]
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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
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The original copy of this dispatch is apparently not extant. The document was published in the Nauvoo Neighbor on 29 October 1845. (“Copy of a Part of a Dispatch from the Governor,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 29 Oct. 1845, [1].)
Nauvoo Neighbor. Nauvoo, IL. 1843–1845.